Most kidney stones are made up of calcium and calcium salts, including oxalates. But they can also be composed of calcium phosphate, uric acid (causes Gout), struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate), or cystiene. The kidney’s big job is to keep all the minerals and other blood components in the right ratios with one another. So if […]
Physical Congestion
Gall Stones
Most malfunctions of the gall bladder are due to gall stones (or “sand” or just plain sludge) either blocking the release of bile into the digestive tract, or filling the it to capacity with no room for bile storage. Because you use bile to digest fats, gall stones will cause digestive problems in almost everyone, […]
Stop Seasonal Allergies with These Simple Solutions
Quick and easy ways to stop sinus, throat, and respiratory symptoms in their “tracts” Seasonal allergies are not just totally annoying, they are becoming a serious health and wellness issue. Listed as the 6th leading cause of chronic illnesses in our country, allergy-induced disease and their secondary health issues are nothing to sneeze about. Numbers […]
Are You Lactose Intolerant?
Do Dairy Products Seem to Cause Problems for You? You, like many other Americans, may be lactose intolerant. This just means that your body isn’t able to digest lactose easily (Lactose is the kind of sugar that is found in milk and other dairy products). If your body doesn’t make enough lactase – the enzyme […]
Lymphatic Congestion
When lymphatic congestion is an issue, the lymph doesn’t move properly through your organs, and then these organs become overloaded with toxins and waste, with no room to take in nourishment. Double whammy. The lymphatic system transports tissue fluid (lymph) and stores waste that the body cannot yet process (as in “overload”) in the lymph […]
Constipation – Lower Bowel Congestion
Constipation and lower bowel congestion mean pretty much the same thing: Bad news…. The lower bowel (large intestine or colon) is designed to pull excess water out of the body’s wastes to conserve and recycle the moisture [Hopefully, the small intestine has already removed the needed nutrients from the digested food traveling through it]. When […]
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